Discarded cigarette butts can kill marine wildlife

Surfers Against Sewage say cigarette butts are turning beaches into a deathtrap for birds, fish and mammals who mistake them for food.

Last year, nearly 15,000 cigarette ends were found on beaches in the UK.

Campaigners say that once eaten, the cigarette butts can leak fatally toxic chemicals into the animals' stomachs.

The 'No Butts on the Beach Campaign' wants people to use specially converted shoe polish tins as pocket ash trays and if necessary there should be a smoking ban on the beach.